It’s been called “the graying of America”. Currently there are about 52 million Americans who are over the age of 65. This number is expected to nearly double over the next 30 years to 95 million…almost one-quarter of our total population. Many factors have...
The Keto Diet: A Revolution For Weight Loss To say that obesity has reached epidemic proportions in the United States is not an exaggeration. According to the Centers for Disease Control, over two-thirds of American adults are overweight. This is no small matter....
Big dinners. Carbs. Cocktails. Sweets… For many people, the holiday season signals an extended period of unhealthy overindulgence. But it doesn’t have to be all bad news. In fact, several of our favorite holiday foods actually have some surprising health...
Traditional weight loss diets have historically followed a few basic rules: Limit portion sizes to reduce calories. Space your meals evenly throughout the day to prevent hunger. Always eat breakfast. But recently these time-honored concepts have been turned...
You try to be healthy. You eat right, exercise regularly, manage your stress level, and do the best you can to get enough sleep. But…all of the above may not be enough. Despite your best efforts, the world around you can damage your body in small ways every day. It’s...
This has been a strange year. And you’ve probably been anxious to get back to “normal”. Unfortunately, not everything “normal” is good. Around this time every year something predictable happens that you’d probably rather avoid. Cold and flu season. The COVID-19...
This timeless question is the reason Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon searched the New World for the Fountain of Youth. For thousands of years, people have tried to turn back the clock. But doing so has been little more than an impossible dream. Given enough time, the...
Imagine you’re in your 40s, 50s, or 60s…and something isn’t right. You’re so tired you can’t get through the day without a nap…but you can’t seem to sleep at night. No matter how much you watch your diet, you can’t lose weight. And you don’t get as much benefit from...
When it comes to hormones, we commonly focus on the more obvious players within the endocrine system like testosterone, estrogen, and progesterone. But there are other hormones that are also critically important to your health. Not just because of what they do…but...
Let’s face it…you probably felt pretty good during your twenties and early thirties. There’s a simple explanation for this. The hormones that control most of your body’s vital functions are at their peak during this part of your life. But at some point after age...
